Maine

"I want to cut these masks right in front of our viewers," Max Linn said as he sliced face coverings into pieces with a pair of scissors.

Maine will be the first state in U.S. history to use this voting process in a presidential election.

The suspect allegedly targeted homes that had Trump signs displayed on their front lawn.

A new New York Times/Sienna College poll shows incumbent GOP Senators in three states at risk of losing in the November 3 election.

As total U.S. deaths approach 200,000, these states have avoided the worst of the pandemic.

In a Quinnipiac University poll, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden had the support of 53 percent of white likely voters with no four-year college degree.

The deaths add to the five reported Monday by the state's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 160 coronavirus cases have been linked to a wedding that took place in the Millinocket area of Maine last month.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said that President Donald Trump "should have been straightforward with the American people" about the "hard facts" of the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday.

The Maine CDC first announced its investigation into the wedding August 17, reporting 24 positive COVID-19 cases from wedding guests. That number has since increased sixfold to 144 cases.

Nirav D. Shah said the wedding has been linked to outbreaks at a rehabilitation center and at the York County Jail.

"What concerns me... is the fact that the number of individuals who were affected from that initial setting was higher than we would have anticipated," said Maine CDC director Dr. Nirav Shah.

A staff member at the jail had attended the wedding reception, later testing positive for coronavirus.

"Social gatherings such as weddings and receptions pose an elevated risk for virus transmission," Maine's CDC cautioned.

Average daily new cases have been on an upward trend in several states in the Midwest, including Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.

Dozens of people tested positive after attending the event in Penobscot County.

Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon has an eight-point lead of incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins.

Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, on Wednesday, released a new campaign video, saying she won't "back down" after the Lincoln Project spends $1 million on ads attacking her.

Poll data indicated that 51 percent of Maine voters held an unfavorable opinion about Republican Senator Susan Collins.

The Maine Department of Marine Resources said a woman was injured while swimming off Bailey Island.

Those traveling from New York to a handful of other states will need to self-quarantine upon arrival.

Mississippi saw the largest jump in the country over the last 14 days.

The brewery owner said he's not "anti-Trump" or "anti-anything," he just prefers to keep the bar as politically neutral as possible.

Democrats hope to flip at least four seats while maintaining all their current seats in order to take control of the Senate.

In some parts of the country, quarantines for travelers from Texas are mandatory and violators may face fines.

Some states are waiving quarantine mandates for those who produce proof of a recent negative virus test result.

A spokesperson for Collins' re-election campaign dismissed the results as coming from a "Democratic polling firm."

The U.S. Senate race has shaped up to be the most expensive in Maine's history.

"Everybody wants to have Maine open so I figure I might as well say it while I'm up here," President Trump said Friday. "Get the state open, Governor."

"You have never been a good president, but today your shortcomings are unleashing historic levels of suffering on the American people," the editorial read.